The sun had risen, and a ray of light came passing through each of the windows of Heizou's room. The birds sung gracefully, the wind blew calmly... and the sky turned blue from the illuminating sun.
Heizou woke up, feeling better. As he shifted his gaze, he heard a soft breathing sound coming from his side, he saw Kazuha sleeping beside him. Heizou turned to Kazuha and hugged him.
Heizou then proceeded to pat Kazuha's head, waking him up. "Good morning my Sleepyhead~" Heizou said, still in his 'bed voice'. Kazuha yawned and began to stretch. "Feeling better?" He asked.
They shared a conversation for a while and where happy in the company of eachother. Suddenly... Kazuha realized that the Crux Fleet was coming to get him today.
While faking a smile to Heizou, Kazuha internally had a mental panic attack.
He had to get all his things ready, grab all his things and head to Ritou. He unknowingly told Heizou everything about it.
Some minutes later...
H: "Do you want help packing your
things?"
K: "Sure... I guess... but won't you be
busy?"
H: "Nah.... Besides, couples help eachother... right?"
Kazuha began to blush. "C-Couples...." He thought in his head, not being able to process the fact that they had fallen in love. Kazuha leaned in and kissed Heizou's cheek, thanking him.
As they readied up and began to enjoy breakfast, Kazuha thought, "Wait... if I'm going to Liyue...." Suddenly, he slammed the kitchen table while gasping. "I-I'm not going to see him...." He whisphered.
Heizou looked at him and inquired, "Excuse me? What was that?" Kazuha shook it off and began to frown. Heizou looked at him and could understand that he was feeling bothered.
"Kazuha.... Please talk to me...."
Kazuha then began to sigh in stress, "If I'm going to Liyue.... I won't see you for a long time...." Kazuha paused. He then began to get frustrated. "And I thought I could always be there for my boyfriend...."
Both of them stood silent and thought the following:
Kazuha:
(Did I just say boyfriend? I-Uhm.... Ahahaha.... Is this what love does to people?...)
Heizou:
(Did he just call me boyfriend? Oh my God what just happened. He's so cute goddammit! Ah~ I just wanna kiss him.)
They were both blushing. Heizou then leaned over to him and began feeding him. "Eat up! We've got a long day ahead of us! Since I'm not going to see you for a while... *sigh* I want to spend this day with you and make the most of our time together. By the way, 'boyfriend'... i like the sound of that!"
Several minutes later, they changed clothes and began to go to Inazuma City.
"So... What do couples do?" Asked Kazuha. Heizou grabbed his hand without replying.
He then took Kazuha on a walk around
Hanamizaka when suddenly they ran into Yoimiya.
Yoimiya yelled, "Kazuha! You're here! You still owe me an explanation to what happened last night you know!" They both laughed nervously and explained what happened, but not all of it, and half the things they said were made up.
"So... that's what happened?" Yoimiya said. "Haha... Yeah.... I just remembered that I got a very important case to handle and ran." After they chatted a bit, Heizou told Kazuha to wait for him by Yae Publishing House.
Kazuha went on his way, agreeing to Heizou. Heizou nervously asked Yoimiya, "What do people do on a date?"
Yoimiya laughed, "Why are you asking me that?" Heizou said, "Oh.... M-My friend wants to know haha...."
Yoimiya raised her eyebrow, "Sure~" She said sarcastically. "But... I need to know who 'your friend' needs to take on a date~" Said Yoimiya. Heizou laughed nervously, "O-Oh... hehe... uhm... Just so I can explain better, let's say that 'hypothetically'... Kazuha was my boyfriend. How do I take him out on a date-"
Yoimiya burst out laughing, "Kazuha is your boyfriend?" She was enjoying this moment. Meanwhile, Heizou was flustered, realizing that he messed up.
Yoimiya had uttered out her plan but they kept a deal. Yoimiya would have to third wheel them. Heizou accepted, knowing that he couldn't get out of this one.
Several minutes later, they had finally arrived. Kazuha asked, "Yoimiya is also coming?" To which they said "Yes". They decided to get some light novels at the Yae Publishing House.
After a while, they decided on what book they would buy. Suddenly, an air of superiority and mischief filled their surroundings. It was The Guuji of The Narukami Shrine and Chief Editor of The Yae Publishing House, Yae Miko.
"Oh, hello there~ My, my~ there's quite a crowd out here~ So little ones, are you here to get a light novel?" She spoke. Yoimiya and Heizou began to get wary of her cunning nature.
Yae saw their nervous faces and simply said, "Honestly... why do you all look so terrified when I'm nearby. I'm hurt~" She said. Yoimiya tried to diffuse the situation and began chatting with Yae, still being wary.
Soon, Yae asked, "So... Detective Shikanoin... What's this about taking someone on a date?~" Heizou jumped in shock. ("How does she know?") He thought in his mind.
Yae Miko laughed, flicking her wrist in front of her sly face. She found this amusing and began to laugh even more, with each laughter causing her Sakura-pink hair to glow. "It's him isn't it?" Miko said, pointing at Kazuha.
They had secretly ran away. Heizou was blushing severely. Kazuha spoke, "What did she mean by that?-" But was abruptly cut off by Heizou. "N-Nothing!"
They then went to a resteraunt and enjoyed a casual date, eating food and enjoying their drinks.
Yoimiya sat on the other table and watched Heizou and Kazuha enjoy thier date. Heizou got black coffee while Kazuha got some juice.
They then headed out and went to the place where Kazuha and his friend met. They enjoyed a picnic there....